As CEO of AESG, Saeed founded and built AESG into one of the Middle East and Europe’s largest and most respected international consultancy, engineering and advisory firms.
Under Saeed’s direction, AESG has developed a strong reputation for delivering the highest quality consultancy in Environment and Sustainability, Specialist Engineering and Project Delivery Management.
Saeed is recognised as a thought leader in sustainable development, engineering and construction and has published numerous papers and presented at hundreds of local, regional and international conferences.
As well as his professional role as CEO of AESG, Saeed also served as Chairman of the Emirates Green Building Council between 2013-2020 as well as Vice Chair of the World Green Building Council MENA Network from 2011 to 2014. Saeed has been a Board Member of the World Green Building Council between 2015 – 2021 and served as part of the Board’s Executive Committee, providing leadership to the global sustainable building movement. He was awarded ‘Executive of the Year’ at the Big Project Middle East Awards and in 2021 the ‘Construction Executive of the Year’ at the Construction Week Awards.
Robbie McBratney is Executive Director of Engineering at ROSHN Real Estate, the leading real estate developer in Saudi Arabia. Robbie leads the delivery of vertical, infrastructure and mobility strategies for ROSHN’s visionary communities across Saudi Arabia. Robbie’s primary focus is on developing legacy initiatives and strategic infrastructure to serve not just today’s communities but also for the next generation beyond 2030.
Before joining ROSHN Real Estate, Robbie played a pivotal role in the delivery of the world-renowned Maraya Concert Hall at Al Ula, showcasing his expertise in delivering complex and time-sensitive projects throughout the GCC. His journey is rooted in a practical background, holding a BSc in Process Engineering, and working his way up through the Potable Water and Wastewater industry, which has seamlessly evolved into supporting real estate development projects across the region.
With an unwavering commitment to quality and excellence, Robbie McBratney stands at the forefront of realising Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.
Languages
Fluently speak, read and write two languages: English and Arabic
Education
• MBA Oil & Gas Management•Higher National Certificate in IndustrialMeasurement & Process Control
• Ordinary National Certificate in Electrical& Electronic EngineeringPROFESSIONAL
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• Incorporated Member of the Institute ofEngineering & Technology
• Member of the Project ManagementInstitute
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Training for PMP Certification
• EBS Primavera Pertmaster PRM3 (Risk Analysis) Training
• National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Electrical Apparatus in Potentially Hazardous Atmospheres
KEY SKILLS
• Strategic Planning & Leadership: Focuses on developing strategies that invest in futuren sustainable business success. Presents sound business cases supported with strong evidence. Communicates clearly to others, displaying purpose in achieving overall business objectives.
• Operational Management & Control: Organises business resources and processes so that all are working towards common goals. Uses management information to highlight priority areas and ensure planned expenditure delivers anticipated benefits.
• People Management: Firm believer in participative style of engagement to encourage ideas and good decision making at all levels. Helps identify development needs and addresses through planned training supported with mentoring and coaching.
• Communication: Consistent, clear, inclusive and fact based communication style. Influences internal and external stakeholders by considering other viewpoints and drivers when deciding most appropriate
communication method and content.
• Training and Development: Helps identify development needs and addresses through planned training supported with mentoring and coaching.
Dr. Osman assumed the role of President of SETS in early 2024, where he now leads the company’s strategic transformation. He is spearheading the implementation of a new operating model that emphasizes geographical integration and the standardization of business processes across regions. Hesham’s expertise spans civil infrastructure asset management and the program management of complex infrastructure projects, with a focus on urban infrastructure systems.
Since 2015, Hesham has headed SETS’ Program and Construction Management Department and led the establishment of SETS operations in Egypt, expanding its footprint and market presence. He has built a career advising public and private sector entities, including water utilities, transportation authorities, and municipalities, on infrastructure investment, asset management, and performance improvement. His experience extends across Canada and the Middle East, where he has collaborated with international development agencies, private developers, and government authorities.
In addition to his professional work, Hesham has made significant contributions to academic research. He has supervised 35 Ph.D. and MSc theses and authored more than 60 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers in the fields of construction engineering, infrastructure management, and project management.
Dr. Osman holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada.
He is the assistant deputy mayor for Iconic Projects at Riyadh Region Municipality. Before that, he had appointed in several executive leadership positions as Vice President for Operations at the Ministry of Health and managerial positions at Spending Efficiency and Government Projects Authority (EXPRO). Furthermore, Mohammed worked as project manager at King Abdullah Financial Distract (KAFD).In addition; he worked at Wood Group Mustang in both offices; Houston, USA and Alkhbar, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed has MBA degree from Prince Mohammed bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship. He, also, has a Master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of Akron, Ohio, USA after getting his Bachelors’ degree in civil engineering from King Saud University. Mohammed has completed several executive programs from University of Oxford and Harvard. He obtained Engineering license from State of Texas, USA as well as E-PMO license (Expert Level)
Omar is an Associate Partner in McKinsey’s Middle East office working on major construction projects and real estate developments in the region and globally on a variety of topics including e.g., future-proofing developments, supply chain security, execution and market entry strategies. Prior to McKinsey, Omar was a Project Manager in the construction and engineering realms and is holder of a bachelor of engineering and an MBA”.
Professional Experience
Dr Mark Smith has provided construction and programme advisory services for over thirty years, serving in key management consulting positions around the globe Mark has led capital project consulting practices across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa He currently leads Deloitte Middle East’s Infrastructure Capital Projects team and is based in Dubai, UAE.
Mark is recognised as one of the leading experts in building capabilities and designing organisations to deliver mega projects and large scale programmes Mark has served clients across the entire project ecosystem, including global engineering construction companies, emerging market governments, infrastructure fund investors and large multinational conglomerates H e brings his pioneering vision and approach to the delivery of some of the largest infrastructure projects in the world.
World Class Examples
With his strong foundation in Civil Engineering, Construction and Project Management, Mark has applied his distinguished leadership to large scale projects with a combined value of over one hundred billion dollars Some of his notable career highlights include the development of innovative construction management approaches on one of the first giga projects ever, a twenty year dam and power station construction programme for the China Ministry of Water Resources, which included the Three Gorges Dam The novel approaches he developed were applied to successfully deliver control and management of the many projects Mark also led the initial rollout of the World Bank’s City Resilience Programme Using digital design technology to map financial decision making, over ninety emerging market cities were empowered to design and build infrastructure for greater resilience to climate change Currently, Mark is leading Deloitte’s efforts at NEOM in Saudi Arabia, arguably the largest infrastructure program in the world, for several proponents including The LINE’s governance and PMO setup and as the senior lead executive on the Gulf of Aqaba proponent EPMO.
Education Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy in Construction Engineering and Project Management – The University of Texas at Austin
- Master of Science in Civil Engineering – Oklahoma State University
- Licensed Professional Engineer(PE) – State of Texas, USA
- Certified Public Accountant(CPA) – State of California, USA
- Certified Project Management Professional(PMP)
